Recent reviews by Altered Phoenix

For $5 you can't get a much better game. Somewhat short but higher difficulty levels and challenges keep me coming back.

Lords of Shadow is one of those games that gives new life to an old school type game. The gameplay is similar to many adventure games (Mortal Kombat Anthologies: Sub Zero is a good example) and offers nothing new. Go here, push this button/switch, fight bad guys with combos etc. is pretty much it. However, the story is rather engaging (Patrick Stewart!) and the environments are stunning. Also, as a player of a lot of the older Castlevania games, I feel like there are a lot of small tributes to the previous games if one is paying attention.

In summary:
PROS:
More Castlevania, woot!
Patrick Stewart narating the story
Awesome cut scenes and environments
Boss fights require some thought and strategy

CONS:
Fixed camera angle which leads to
Sometimes you have no idea where to go because you can't look around
Some places require massive button mashing

If you like Castlevania, this is a good buy if on sale. Even as a Castlevania fanbot, I don't think this game is worth $30, though.
8/10

I bought this because the words snuggle and truck were in the title and next to each other.

Pros:
Awesome soundtrack unless you absolutely dislike electronic music
Fun gameplay, especially if you like old school platformers

Cons:
A pain in the ass
Simply not fair at times

Overall: 8/10 A fun find especially if it's on sale.

This game is impossible and impossibly fun. Hard to master and even harder to put down.

Kicks Diablo III's ass right up between it's shoulder blades. I wish THIS was the sequel to Diablo II.

If you like exercising your brain and paying attention to small details, this game is for you. The dystopian storyline and setting is pretty neat too, if only a bit too true to life.

The only complaint I have is that there isn't a huge player base. It's fun as hell when there are actual people on.

One word: HILARIOUS!

Wonderful sim that takes you through the history of video games. Fairly true to life and quite addictive.